Investigation of falsely reported resistance of Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus isolates from horses to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 483-486

  Feary, Darien J ^a   Hyatt, Doreene ^a   Traub Dargatz, Josie ^a   Roach, Susan ^c   Jones, Robert L ^a   Ching, Ching Wu ^b   Morley, Paul S ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing; Potentiated sulfonamides; S. zooepidemicus

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI SUBSP. ZOOEPIDEMICUS;

EID: 26244461899     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870501700515     Document Type: Article

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